The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

him. After taking a few deep breaths, she

feel pain in my chest

heart-related illnesses, and the pain this time

the last couple of days. Anyway, it’ll all be over in a few

icy gleam flashed in her

gaze and continued

was not listening to

herself thinking about how pale and sickly Maverick had looked before she

acting strange

odd questions,

dying patient who could not accept his

more Gwendolyn delved into her thoughts, the more uneasy she

had grabbed her by the wrist before she left the house earlier and the warning he had

a simple man. There may be secrets behind him that could be extremely detrimental to you. You must be

Maverick’s choice of words had

had used the words “in the future”

brows, the overwhelming sense of weakness that he couldn’t hide, and the way

and she shouted at

wrong, Gwen?”

door. “Something urgent came up. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it

“Gwen—”

off when Gwendolyn slammed the

getting

Justin caught up to

did not move even after Gwendolyn left; it simply stayed in

as Gwendolyn frantically ran back to Bay

had only just left Bay Villa when

from the shadows when they

together excitedly. “Nico, you won a whole month’s worth of salary from me the last time. Today, I’m going

remained silent, his expression cold and serious. “I’m not here to play

the other two exchanged a confused

through the air, and the three men immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks. In an instant, their eyes rolled back into their heads, and they

looked at the three motionless figures on the ground impassively. As it turned

gun and stepped out from the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying

ground, cupped his hands

or movement within the villa, nor was there any sign of Maverick coming to open

sensed that something was off. “Never mind. Let’s go

he was worried he would not be able to explain himself to

on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson blood on the

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